Crime Dashboard - Mermaid Beach
Queensland • Suburb • 2022-24
Crime summary
Crime rank by crime type
Percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Crime statistics summary
Crime | Count | Rate1 | Percentile2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 100 | 1,479 | 90 |
| motor vehicle | 46 | 1,850 | 87 |
| violent | 37 | 2,192 | 55 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
2 percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Surrounding areas
Crime trends
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Period comparisons
Crime | 2022-241 | 2020-221 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,479 | 1,295 | 14.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,850 | 2,326 | -20.4% |
| violent | 2,192 | 3,363 | -34.8% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 14.3% to 1,479 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 20.4% to 1,850 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 34.8% to 2,192 incidents per 100,000 residents.
Area comparisons
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Comparative statistics
Crime | Mermaid Beach1 | Qld1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,479 | 971 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,850 | 1,166 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,192 | 3,419 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Mermaid Beach was 52.4% higher than the Queensland average, and was 100.3% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mermaid Beach.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mermaid Beach was 58.7% higher than the Queensland average, and was 78.5% higher than the national average.
- around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mermaid Beach.
- the rate of violent crime in Mermaid Beach was 35.9% lower than the Queensland average, and was 22.5% lower than the national average.
- around 55% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mermaid Beach.